O R D E R

(28/12/2020)

The present petition has been filed seeking quashment of the charge-sheet dated 31.12.2017 and all proceedings consequential thereto. The charge-sheet arises from the FIR bearing Crime No.136/2016 dated 22.10.2016 registered against the Petitioner for offences punishable under section 419 IPC and section 66-D of the IT Act at PS Cyber and Hi-tech Crime, Bhadbhada, Bhopal. The charge- sheet was eventually filed under sections 419, 468 and 471 IPC read with section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.

2. The case was committed to the Court of Sessions and made over to the Court of the Third Additional District & Sessions Judge, Bhopal, and was registered as ST No.184/2018. Charges were framed by an order dated 11.1.2019 by the learned Trial Court under sections 419, 468, 471 and 467 IPC and under section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.

3. Briefly stated, facts of the case are as follows. The complainant, who is the Respondent No.2 herein, and the Petitioner studied together at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, and completed their studies in the year 2010. The Petitioner is stated to have joined a top law firm in Delhi and was working there,